Idaho Bills

639 bills · 2018 Regular Session

Adds to and repeals existing law to provide for the Office of Information Technology Services in the Office of the Governor, to provide for the receipt of payment for services to federal, county and city agencies, to provide for the general powers and duties of the authority and to provide for the transfer of responsibility for the integrated property records system.

To establish in the Office of the Governor the Office of Information Technology Services. This office will oversee and coordinate implementation of information technology services and cybersecurity policies within the State of Idaho. The existing information technology services functions currently performed by the state's Department of Administration would be transferred to this new office to facilitate consolidation and efiiciency of IT services and cybersecurity efforts across all state agencies.

Introduced

S1300senate

Adds to existing law to authorize a court to determine whether a pretrial supervision program is appropriate and to provide for a pretrial supervision fee.

A court considering pretrial release of a defendant, and determining a bail amount, must balance the presumption of innocence and defendants' right to bail that is not excessive with ensuring public safety, protection of victims and witnesses, and the appearance of the defendant. I.C. §§19-2902 and 19-2904. In contrast to these many considerations, existing Idaho law expressly provides that a bail bond posted by a bail bondsman is a financial guarantee only that the defendant will appear as ordered and bail bondsmen are not required to monitor compliance with conditions of release. I.C. §19-2905(3). Supervised pretrial supervision programs, which do monitor compliance with conditions of release, should be expressly authorized to address the additional public safety considerations. Courts should be allowed to impose and collect a supervision fee in the criminal case which will be paid to the county to fund these programs. Supervised pretrial release programs have been in existence in Idaho for fifteen (15) years, and currently thirty (30) of Idaho's forty-four (44) counties have such a program. The current "Bail, Release on Recognizance and Condition of Release" statute, I.C. § 19-2904, permits courts to impose conditions upon defendants released from custody while awaiting trial. The proposed legislation seeks to add a new section, 19-2904A, to specifically authorize courts to require, as a condition of a defendant's release, that they be supervised while awaiting trial. Per this statute, each county can decide whether to establish a supervised pretrial release program. If the county has or adopts such a program, then the court may, in the exercise of discretion and in addition to any bond posted to ensure appearance, require supervision or monitoring of a defendant who is awaiting trial to ensure public safety, protection of victims and witnesses, and compliance with other conditions of release. This proposed legislation also seeks to add another new section, 31-32

In Committee

29 – 5

H0709house

Amends existing law to provide that dental health aide therapists are not prohibited from providing services under certain circumstances and to provide that licensed dentists are not prohibited from supervising certain dental health aide therapists.

ThislegislationenablesNativeAmericantribesoperatingIndianHealthProgramsinIdahototakeadvantage of the federal Dental Health Aide Program, which was created to help tribes have better access to dental care in communities where there is an underserved population. Federal law requires state legislatures to approve the program, so this bill creates an exception to the "unlawful practice of dentistry" section of the Idaho Dentistry Act. In order to practice in Idaho under this proposed law, Dental Health Aide Therapists would need to complete a course of study accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and other requirements as set forth by a Community Health Aide Program Commission or Tribal standards which are no less stringent.

Introduced

S1250senateCLOSE VOTE✓ Signed

Amends existing law to require annual notice of leave for organ donation offered to state officers and employees.

ThepurposeofthislegislationistohavetheStateofIdahoHumanResourceDivision,orappropriateagency, send out an email every April, which is National Donate Life Month, to remind state employees that this benefit exists. If more state employees step forward because of this benefit, this will help Idahoans on the kidney transplant waiting list receive their transplant sooner, get off dialysis and return to a full, healthy lifestyle.